Beer and shovels

by

Joe MacDowall, Royal Society IGY Expedition Leader, 1958


It was good to get the latest news of Halley [Z-Fids Newsletter No. 27], I had a bit of a laugh about the shovels, these and the ice axes were our most treasured tools.

Regarding beer, we were allocated just one can a week which we had on Saturday night whilst watching our weekly movie. Then on Sunday, after a service, the 20 of us shared one bottle of gin.

3 July 2011


1958 index page
Z-fids home page